BURNING UP: MEOVV Set the Corner Store on Fire and Waited for the Rain
RaeRae Reacts · MEOVV BURNING UP MEOVV finally found a beat that lets all five members move like a group, then ended the video by calling in weather because apparently the fire department was underbooked. ReplaysMeaningVideoChoreographyVerdictReceipts Bottom line: Jersey club gives MEOVV the forward motion their earlier singles kept teasing. The five members finally read […]
CLOSER: JEON SOMI Made Narcissism Look Like a Date Night
RAERAE REACTS · K-POP JEON SOMI borrowed a melody people already knew, turned it toward a woman admiring her own reflection, and then made the mirror start breathing. I like the song. The video is where things get gloriously uncomfortable. SongCLOSER ArtistJEON SOMI ReleaseAugust 11, 2025 AlbumChaotic & Confused SoundStutter house, dance-pop, electronica SampleSean Kingston’s […]
EXTRA: Jeon Somi Took the Camera From the Main Character and Kept the Movie
Still from Jeon Somi's official “EXTRA” music video. Video: THEBLACKLABEL. Jeon Somi spent years being introduced through groups, competitions, labels, bright concepts, and other people’s headlines. “EXTRA” puts her at the edge of somebody else’s frame, lets her notice the camera, and then makes the background character take the movie home. On this page Release […]
WICKED: ALLDAY PROJECT Made Two Performance Videos Because One Room Could Not Hold This Much Audacity
RaeRae Reacts WICKED ALLDAY PROJECT made two performance videos because one room could not hold this much audacity. Official ALLDAY PROJECT promotional image from THEBLACKLABEL’s WICKED debut rollout. Source: THEBLACKLABEL via Soompi, June 23, 2025. WICKEDALLDAY PROJECT · FAMOUS · June 23, 2025 · 2:37 Members: Annie, Tarzzan, Bailey, Woochan, and Youngseo On this page […]
FAMOUS: ALLDAY PROJECT Brought Five Headlines to M Countdown and Had to Become One Group
Still from ALLDAY PROJECT's “FAMOUS” debut stage on M Countdown. Video: Mnet. ALLDAY PROJECT debuted by chanting “we ain’t even famous” while standing in front of a company launch designed to make anonymity impossible. Nine days later, the five-member co-ed group walked onto M Countdown and had to prove the headline could move without a […]
LIT RIGHT NOW: MEOVV Found Their R&B Pocket and Lost the Last Thirty Seconds
Still from MEOVV's official “LIT RIGHT NOW” special video. Video: THEBLACKLABEL. RaeRae’s verdict: “LIT RIGHT NOW” is the MEOVV song that stops asking five teenagers to pose like they own a multinational company and lets them enjoy being good at R&B. Gawon and Narin helped write it, the low vocal colors finally have room, and […]
DROP TOP: MEOVV Opened the Roof, Found Their Voices and Finally Looked Their Age
Still from MEOVV's official “DROP TOP” music video. Video: THEBLACKLABEL. RaeRae’s verdict: “DROP TOP” is what happens when MEOVV stop announcing that they are expensive cats and start sounding young enough to believe tomorrow might work. The song begins quietly, grows guitars, and gives five distinct voices an actual emotional arc. Gawon helped write it. […]
ROSÉ toxic till the end React: Pretty Years, Ugly Loop
ROSÉ made the red flags cinematic, cast Evan Mock as the problem, and gave a toxic relationship a hook far prettier than its behavior deserved.